Fate of the Pilot Hantschel was captured and became a Prisoner Of War (POW) and was transported to Chugoku Kempei Tai Headquarters at Hiroshimia. Died on August 6, 1945 by the atomic bomb as this location was near
the epicenter of the bomb.

In 1999, a Memorial
For U.S. POWs killed by the atomic bomb was
placed at the site of the former headquarters by the efforts and personal funds of Hiroshima
resident, and A-bomb survivor and historian Mr. Shigeaki Mori.